West Sussex · Grease filter exchange
Grease Filter Exchange in Handcross
Grease filter exchange for commercial sites in Handcross and across West Sussex. BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite member, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease.
- Hand-washed filters that still look greasy
- Filters that leave gaps in the canopy
- Grease dripping from the canopy
Grease filter exchange in Handcross, done properly
We run grease filter exchange for all kinds of kitchens in Handcross, whether there’s one canopy or many. We can come before or after service so nobody has to stop cooking. If you are dealing with staff short of time to wash filters and filters that come out of the sink still dirty, we can help, from island canopies, wall canopies and baffle filters onwards.
Somewhere as small as Handcross, commercial kitchens are few: perhaps a pub, a school or care home kitchen, or a hall used for events. Each still has a canopy and duct that collect grease.
It’s worth checking any contractor’s accreditations. Ours are BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite membership, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease, plus CHAS, SafeContractor and ISO 9001, and we’re fully insured.
- Where
- Handcross (RH17)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Reporting
- Photo report after every visit
- Price
- A fixed price before work begins
- When we work
- Out of hours as standard, 24/7 emergency line
- Telephone
- 0345 646 2711
- Last updated
- 30 October 2026
Signs you need grease filter exchange in Handcross
Wherever you are, Handcross included, filter washing is the job that gets skipped when the kitchen is busy. A missed wash or two is all it takes for a filter bank to clog.
Signs it’s time to call us include:
- Filter washing that keeps being missed
- Filters that come out of the sink still dirty
- Grease building up behind the canopy filters
- Smoke and heat lingering under the hood
Historic houses near Handcross, such as Tyes Place about 1.9 miles south-east, are a reminder that older buildings with event kitchens can have long, awkward duct routes.
Before booking anyone
- When they can work, and whether that’s outside your opening hours
- How areas they cannot reach will be recorded
- Which accreditations they hold, and whether you can check them
- Whether the quote shows VAT
What grease filter exchange looks like in Handcross
The FSA’s food hygiene register shows about 6 cafés, restaurants and staff canteens within about 1.5 miles of central Handcross. Each canopy among them has filters that load with grease and need swapping or cleaning. Fire safety in Handcross falls to West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. The Fire Safety Order puts the duty on whoever runs a kitchen to control its fire risk, and a greasy duct is fuel. Environmental health officers from Mid Sussex council inspect food businesses in Handcross. They look at how clean the premises and equipment are, and the kitchen extract is part of that. Keeping each certificate and photo report on file helps show the extract is looked after.
Volunteers running a hall kitchen near All Saints, or anywhere in Handcross, may not know when the extract was last cleaned, and a grease test settles it. Bursars and site managers at schools such as Handcross Primary School tend to book extract cleaning for when the kitchen is empty.
Handcross is about 4 miles south of Crawley, in West Sussex. Whatever kind of site you run in Handcross, we can take on grease filter exchange. Visits can be booked for evenings, overnight or weekends so trading isn’t interrupted. Handcross is one of 371 places in West Sussex where we work for grease filter exchange. There’s also a page for Brighton, roughly 16 miles from Handcross.
Our technicians cover all of the RH17 postcode area for grease filter exchange and the roads nearby. If you need grease filter exchange at premises on High Street, London Road and Windmill Platt or anywhere close by, we can help. If your site is just outside Handcross, we cover Slaugham (1 mile south), Plummers Plain (2 miles south-west), Colgate (3 miles north-west), Broadfield (3 miles north) and Lower Beeding (3 miles south-west). Larger places within reach include Crawley (4 miles north), Horsham (5 miles west), Haywards Heath (6 miles south-east), Burgess Hill (7 miles south-east), East Grinstead (10 miles north-east) and Shoreham-by-Sea (15 miles south).
Near you in Handcross
Around Handcross, our work takes us to kitchens and buildings near The Royal Oak Public House and Handcross Park School. For rail, the closest station is Balcombe station, roughly 2.8 miles east of the centre. A little further out are Crawley Hospital (4.3 miles north). Open spaces near Handcross include Tilgate Lake and Blunts Wood and Paiges Meadow.
Handcross questions
Can school kitchens in Handcross be cleaned in the holidays?
Yes, and it’s the easiest time to do it. There are about 2 schools, colleges and universities on the FSA’s food hygiene register within about 1.5 miles of Handcross. Send us your term dates when you call 0345 646 2711, or email photos, and we’ll fit the work in.
Can the work in Handcross be done at night or at weekends?
Yes, we can come after you close and finish before you open. It means the site in Handcross keeps running as normal. Tell us your opening hours when you ask for a quote.
Do you have a 24/7 line?
Yes, any time. If something urgent happens, like a fan failing or damage after a fire, call our 24/7 line and we will talk you through the next steps.
What types of filter do you exchange?
Both baffle filters and mesh filters are covered. We record the sizes and number of filters at the start so every set we bring fits.
Do you provide a certificate or report?
Yes, on every job. The report is dated and includes photos, plus a certificate via the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite portal for TR19® Grease cleans. Keep it in your maintenance log.
Can damaged filters stay in the canopy?
Damaged filters don’t seat properly and let grease through. We point them out on the visit so they can be replaced.
Do we need to close while you work?
Normally not. Booking the work out of hours means the site can carry on as normal. Larger jobs can be phased over several visits to keep things running.
How much notice should we give?
Book as early as you can for planned work, especially if the next clean or test is due soon. For emergencies, we take calls 24/7.
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What grease filter exchange cannot fix
We’d rather tell you now than book work that won’t help, so here are the limits:
- Extraction problems caused by the fan rather than the filters
- A canopy that needs a proper clean
- A canopy that does not capture the vapour properly
If you are not sure, just phone us on 0345 646 2711 or drop us a line and we will give you a straight answer before booking.
Where we work
- Restaurants and pubs
- School and hospital kitchens
- Wall canopies
- Mesh filters
- Island canopies
- Baffle filters
Different parts, different methods
Baffle filters
Baffle filters are a common choice for commercial canopies. They still need regular cleaning, because the grease they collect builds up.
Busy restaurant and pub kitchens
When service is non-stop, filters get forgotten. An exchange service takes it off the rota.
The process
We work around your opening hours, not the other way round. Most visits are booked for when the area is out of use, such as evenings, overnight, early mornings or weekends. Once we are in, the area is sheeted and anything that has to be off is turned off and cooled, and the work takes well under an hour for most canopies. We agree a date with you, plan the drive to Handcross and turn up when the site is quiet.
- We record the number, size and type of your filters.
- An exchange schedule is agreed to suit your cooking.
- On each visit, we remove the greasy filters.
- A clean set is fitted and checked for gaps.
- We take the greasy set away and confirm the next date.
How to prepare
- Mention any locked doors, roof access or ceiling voids
- Tell us about site rules, permits or sign-in
- Make sure someone can let us in and lock up afterwards
Getting a quote
Every quote begins with a look at the system, from your photos and details or, where that is not enough, a survey on site. Then we send a fixed price, before work begins.
Advice
What happens if it’s left?
A filter exchange is a few minutes; a choked extract affects a whole service. Few maintenance jobs are as easy and few are as easy to forget. Our emergency line runs 24/7, but a planned visit to Handcross is calmer for everyone.
What you pay depends on the size of the system, the condition it’s in and access to every part of it. You get a fixed price before we start, so you know where you stand.
Why Handcross businesses choose us
- Every job surveyed first
- Accredited under CHAS and SafeContractor, with ISO 9001
- In business since 2009
- Member of BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite, cleaning to BESA TR19® Grease
Looking after it afterwards
Looking after the system between visits is straightforward, and it makes the next visit easier:
- Keep every filter in place during service
- Never cook with the extract switched off
- Keep canopy surfaces wiped down
- Tell us if a filter is bent or damaged
If the plenum behind the filters looks greasy, we say so. It can be a sign that a full TR19® clean is due, and we can arrange it.
Damaged filters leave gaps in the defence. Replacing them early protects the plenum and ductwork.
Managing agents and facilities teams in Handcross
We work for landlords, managing agents and facilities managers as well as the people running the site. Where a system serves more than one tenant, such as a shared riser, it helps to agree who arranges the work, and we can quote for the whole system.
Whether it’s one building or many, you get the same standard: the system surveyed, the price fixed, the visit fitted around trading and everything written up afterwards.